“But wouldn"t my father have known that?”
“Ay, he should have. Fosch, your father, seemed not to have his faculties straight, going as far as to claim this mortal woman as his mate.”
“Was she?”
“I cannot tell such. A bond, to be recognizable by others, has to be firm and in place. If Fosch had a mating bond with the mortal, it did not show.” She waited for my next question, and when I couldn"t think of one, she continued, “When Oberon arrived to collect the prize, the vessel was just a common mortal, therefore the bargain held. However, when Fosch was asked to conclude the bargain, Fosch refused, prompting the Sidhe lord to demand retribution. The High Council of the Dhiultadh was brought forth, along with the Sidhe royalty. Thus a court was held where Fosch, when given a last chance, a
